Mar
12
Beautiful House
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On Russian site guess the address of this house 
Mar
8
Moscow Monorail Transit System
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The most expensive type of public transport in Moscow. Cost is more than 220 million dollars.
Photo: Moscow Monorail. Timiryazevskaya station.
Today, the line includes 6 stations, and located between Timiryazevskuyu station and VDNKh station (of Moscow Underground).
The length 4.7 km.
Open from 6.50 to 23.00.
Time in a way between terminal stations 15-20 minutes.
Expectation of a train, depending on the time of day 6-20 min.
Fare from January 2008 reduced from 50 rubles. ($ 2.1) to 19 rubles ($ 0.8), and now equals the passage of the subway.
The train consists of six coupe. Right from the entrance 4 seats and the left-such is the picture.
Photo: Moscow Monorail coupe
Each compartment is isolated from next and has the automatic doors for entry and exit of passengers.
Mar
5
Soviet era churchyard
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The “Park of arts” are located behind the huge building of Tretyakov Gallery (Krymsky Val, 10).
There exhibited especially strange sculptural works (works of art can not call), and most importantly - brought Soviet-era monuments.
Why churchyard? Since ancient times cemeteries in Russia have been at churches. This is called the churchyard.
Tretyakov Gallery - the temple of art. At the back yard, and relies - cemetery.
Photo: Arts Park. “The USSR - a stronghold of peace”
Photo: Dzerzhinsky monument. Sculptor Vucetic. (Inscription:toilet)
“Iron” Felix actually iron. It from bronze.
At Lubyanskoy area has been established on December 20, 1958, demolished with the help of two cranes on August 23, 1991.
Famous shots of demolition the monument bypassed all world and had become a symbol of the end of the USSR.
Mar
3
On a way to Truth
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Mar
1
Today February 30!
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And Wednesday?!
Photo: “Runov school” (English school) Calendar with February 30.
